A Type I review is an administrative review and decision by the appropriate department with no public notice requirements. These are applications which are categorically exempt from review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) or permits for which environmental review has been completed in connection with another application. Appeals of Type I decisions are made to the Hearing Examiner, except shoreline exemption appeals are made to the State Shoreline Hearings Board. Type I reviews are exempt from the procedures of Section 14.16A.230, Time Frames for Review. The purpose of this part is to provide the necessary steps for permit approvals requiring Type I review.
(Ord. 811, Sec. 3 (Exh. 2), 2010; Ord. 855, Sec. 6, 2011)
This section contains the procedures the City will use in processing Type I applications. The process begins with a complete application, followed by decision by the appropriate department. The administrative approval body is the department director. Appeals of the Director's decision on a Type I appeal are made to the Hearing Examiner, except shoreline exemption appeals are made to the State Shoreline Hearings Board. An appeal of the Hearing Examiner's appeal decision is made to the Snohomish County Superior Court.
(Ord. 811, Sec. 3 (Exh. 2), 2010; Ord. 855, Sec. 7, 2011)
Application forms and submittal requirements for each of the Type I permits shall be prepared and maintained by the department responsible for issuing the decision on the application. Applications shall be submitted to the appropriate department.
(Ord. 811, Sec. 3 (Exh. 2), 2010)
A written record of the Type I decision shall be prepared in each case. The record may be in the form of a staff report, letter, the permit itself, or other written document and shall indicate whether the application has been approved, approved with conditions, or denied. The department decision shall be based on the applicable Land Use Code or other adopted uniform code and shall include any conditions to ensure consistency with the development regulations. The applicant shall be notified of the final decision. All other decisions are final upon expiration of any applicable appeal period or if appealed, on the date of the appeal body's final decision on the application.
(Ord. 811, Sec. 3 (Exh. 2), 2010)
Approval of the Type I application shall expire one year from the date approval was final unless significant action proposed in the application has been physically commenced and remains in progress pursuant to Section 14.16A.250.
(Ord. 811, Sec. 3 (Exh. 2), 2010)
An appeal stays all actions by the Planning Director seeking enforcement of or compliance with the order or decision appealed from, unless the Planning Director finds that a stay would, in his or her opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property, in which case, proceedings shall not be stayed except by order of the Hearing Examiner or a court.
(Ord. 811, Sec. 3 (Exh. 2), 2010)